District of Odisha

Baleshwar: 23.2 lakh people, one story

People
23,20,529
Area
3,806 km²
Literacy
79.79%
Sex ratio
957
Big number23.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 610 to every km².See the numbers →

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BaleshwarOdisha

The history, places and schemes of Baleshwar are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Baleshwar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.2 lakh#4/30 in Odisha
Area3,806 km²#20/30 in Odisha
Population density610 per km²#5/30 in Odisha▲ state 270
Sex ratio957 females per 1000 males#24/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)943 girls per 1000 boys#17/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate79.79%#9/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy72.28%#8/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population10.9%#15/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

79.8% can read. 957 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.081.6
Female literacy
72.364.0
Scheduled Castes
20.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
11.922.8
Living in towns
10.916.7

Gender literacy gap: 14.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.7%
  • Muslim 4.1%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.3 lakh workers, 40.2% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 31.0%
    • Farm labourers 38.4%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 43% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      43.432.6
      Latrine at home
      21.316.7
      Tap water
      10.510.5
      LPG / PNG
      5.37.4
      Phone
      37.530.1
      Television
      23.620.2
      Bicycle
      53.546.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.011.0

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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